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Correlated theoretical uncertainties for the one-jet inclusive cross section

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2013-05-29 v2

Abstract

We discuss the correlated systematic theoretical uncertainties that may be ascribed to the next-to-leading order QCD theory used to predict the one-jet inclusive cross section in hadron collisions. We estimate the magnitude of these errors as functions of the jet transverse momentum and rapidity. The total theoretical error is decomposed into a set of functions of transverse momentum and rapidity that give a model for statistically independent contributions to the error. This representation can be used to include the systematic theoretical errors in fits to the experimental data.

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@article{arxiv.0907.5052,
  title  = {Correlated theoretical uncertainties for the one-jet inclusive cross section},
  author = {Fredrick I. Olness and Davison E. Soper},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.5052},
  year   = {2013}
}

Comments

11 pages, 12 figures, LaTeX; Version 2 contains minor updates to match journal version